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Middlesex Executive Council
This body is responsible for the provision
under the National Health Service Act of the
general practitioner dental (other than Local
Health Authority provision for expectant and
nursing mothers young children and school
children) pharmaceutical and supplementary
ophthalmic services The headquarters of the
Council are at International Life House
Olympic Way Wembley Middlesex Tel
01 -902 8891
Ambulance Service
The borough is included in the area of the
Greater London Council Ambulance Service
Provision is made for the conveyance of sick
accident and emergency cases Tel 01-204 0251
Functions of the Ministry of Health
The following is an extract from Circular
40/68 dated 14th November 1968 from the
Department of Health and Social Security
1 Under the Secretary of State for
Social Services Order 1968 which
Came into Operation Oil the 1st
November the Ministry of Health
was dissolved and all its functions
along with those of the Ministry of
Social Security were transferred to
the new Department of Health and
Social Security
2 The new Department is headed by the
Secretary of State for Social Services
(the Rt Hon Richard Crossman
O.B.E.M.P.) who in addition to
his responsibility for the new combined
Department will continue to co-ordinate
the whole range of social services
3 Under the Secretary of State there are
two Ministers of State one of whom
(Mr David Ennals M.P ) will have
responsibility in the field previously
covered by the Minister of Health
The other (Mr Stephen Swingler M P )
will have responsibilities in the field
previously covered by the Minister
of Social Security
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Health Centres Section 21
Section 21 of the National Health Service Act 1946
requires local health authorities to provide equip
and maintain health centres
Heston Health Centre
This purpose built centre which was completed in
September 1966 provides accommodaticn for two
family doctors in addition to local health authority
and school health services
Spring Road Health Centre, Feltham
The borough's second purpose-built health centre
at Spring Road Feltham which was completed
during 1967 was officially opened by His Worship
the Mayor Alderman F.J Jansen J.P M Inst M
M.B.I.M on 2nd March 1968
There had been a need in the lower Feltham
area for local health authority services since the
1950s The attendances at the nearest local
health authority clinic situated in Cardinal Road
Feltham had become excessive and it was not
possible to provide additional sessions; or
services as these premises were in full use
throughout the week The need was met in part
from June 1960 by a mobile clinic sited at Spring
Road on one half day each week to provide a
short school treatment session followed by a child
health clinic This service proved to ba most
inadequate and approval was given to the inclusion
of a purpose built local health authority
clinic at Spring Road Feltham in the 1964 65
capital building programme of the former Middlesex
County Council
Building work on the proposed clinic had not
commenced when the local health authority
functions were transferred to the borough on the
1st April 1965 and it was considered that the
project could with advantage be re-designed as
a health centre to provide accommodation for use
by general medical practitioners as well as for
local health authority services The plans were
accordingly re-drawn by the borough architect so
that three surgeries three examination rooms and
waiting space could be made available to general
medical practitioners on a shared accommodation
basis in accordance with Section 21 of the National
Health Service Act 1946 Two fami ly doctors
commenced practising from this health centre in
December 1967 and a third in May 1968 Local